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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls

BREAKING: Officer Suspended in Varanasi after Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations

An as yet unidentified “officer” has reportedly been suspended following the "EVM Chori" allegation video posted by Akhilesh Yadav

Crime and Punishment: Is the Indian Justice System Impartial?

Communal violence which began during colonial period has by now assumed the form of a majoritarian violence directed against religious minorities

Assembly polls: 40,395 model code of conduct violations lodged with EC

Election Commission of India received 47,393 complaints on MCC violation between February 10 and March 7

UP Assembly Elections: Phase 7 turnout just over 54 percent

EC data at 5 P.M shows that none of the districts crossed 60 percent in terms of turnout

Ukraine invasion: Hindu Sena marches in support of Russia!

A day before UP enters the final phase of election, Indian right-wing voiced support for Russia in the national capital

Trolls hound UP village leader stuck in Ukraine for asking GoI for help

Vaishali Yadav, was elected Gram Pradhan last year, and is an MBBS student in Ivano Frankivsk National Medical University

West Bengal: Anis Khan solidarity protests lead to police-student conflict

With this, Bengal is the fifth state to report student-police violence in the last two months

New Delhi: Why was there a flash strike at the Central Secretariat?

Over 1,000 staff of Central Secretariat Service gathered outside to protest delay in promotions

UP: Anganwadi workers demand payment for election duties

Three phases of the UP Assembly Elections have concluded, yet Anganwadi workers on polling duty say they are yet to receive payment for their services

The Communalisation Project: The Tamil Nadu story

Communalisation of a place is done with only one intention - to polarise people and to grab power through the democratic process of elections

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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event

Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children